National e-government awards were presented in seven categories at Aurangabad on Feb 10 by the union government to recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives.

The national e-governance awards instituted by department of administrative reforms and public grievances have been announced. The awards are given to recognize and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives. This year the awards have been announced in seven categories namely, excellence in government process re-engineering, exemplary re-use of ICT based solutions, outstanding performance in citizen-centric service deliver, innovative use of technology in e-governance, innovative use of ICT by PSUs for customer’s benefits, best government portal and special award for e-governance in agriculture sector. The award will be presented at Aurangabad on Feb 10, 2011 by the union government.The various award winners are :

Category 1 - Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering• GOLD Processing of Income Tax Returns at Centralized Processing Center, Directorate of Income Tax (System), Income Tax Department, New Delhi.• SILVER e-Stamping for MCA Services, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi.• BRONZE Aasthi(GIS based Property Tax Information System), Directorate of Municipal Administration, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka.

Category 2 - Exemplary Re-Use of ICT Based Solutions• GOLD Panch Tantra – Gram Panchayatha Online System, Rural Development and Panchayatha Raj Department , Government of Karnataka and NIC• SILVER Geoinformatics in implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in Maharashtra, Tribal Research and Training Institute, Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra.• BRONZE e-grantz, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala .